11-year-old Darcy Hetherton donates funds to WDHS for new VR technology

Caption: Darcy Hetherton, Des Hetherton, ED and ICU nurse unit manager, Kathy Ross and chief executive, Rohan Fitzgerald

22/12/20

Just before Christmas, we had the pleasure of catching up with young Darcy Hetherton, who made and sold over 1,000 face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak last year.

Darcy and his dad Des visited the HBH Emergency Department, after donating $1,100 of the face mask sales to Hamilton Base Hospital. The donation will purchase a virtual reality (VR) hospital kit to help distract children during painful procedures.

A recent Australian study of young children found that using VR can decrease pain by up to 60% and distress by up to 75%.

A big thank you to Darcy and his local network of sewers and helpers for this wonderful contribution. What an amazing young man – we are incredibly grateful for your efforts Darcy.

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